Columbus

Cost of living in Delaware

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score
C+
63/100
11th of 24
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The four inputs
Housing cost index103
Columbus 10045% · scores 75
Effective property tax rate1.50%
Columbus 1.42%25% · scores 45
Utilities95
Columbus 10020% · scores 65
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%10% · scores 54
Vertical rule marks the Columbus reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Columbus suburbs for cost of living

All 24 ranked, Delaware highlighted
1NewarkB+$192,3002LondonB+$201,0003GalionB+$112,7004CirclevilleB$191,7005LancasterB$193,9006HeathB$235,7007WhitehallB−$159,6008ColumbusB−$252,9009ReynoldsburgC+$244,30010MarysvilleC+$300,80011DelawareC+$318,40012Grove CityC$310,40013Canal WinchesterC$336,10014PickeringtonC$339,60015PataskalaC$314,50016WorthingtonC−$440,50017WestervilleC−$374,50018GahannaC−$350,90019BexleyD+$527,80020HilliardD+$385,10021DublinD−$563,50022Upper ArlingtonD−$595,60023PowellF$561,50024New AlbanyF$772,100
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Better than Delaware on cost of living

Delaware grades C+ on cost of living. Three suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall
Whitehall24 mi from DelawareB−$160k1.32% 47 D Columbus21 mi from DelawareB−$253k1.36% 57 C− Marysville15 mi from DelawareC+$301k1.20% 60 C
Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24